I would like to see fewer actors modeling, or if they're going to model to the extent that they are modeling, then I think that models should be actors. Stephanie Seymour More Quotes by Stephanie Seymour More Quotes From Stephanie Seymour I really learned a lot from collecting clothes because I got to go back into the history of fashion and fashion photography and jewelry. It changed how I felt about fashion and about what I did forever because I used to look a little bit down on myself for it. Stephanie Seymour clothesfashionphotography I always had difficulty as a model just being myself. I can be very shy, and I used to have a lot of anxiety about working on set. Stephanie Seymour just-beinganxietyshy Education always continues. We all know that beauty fades, but what stays is a person's personality, their sense of humor, their wit, what they're interested in. That's what really shines. Stephanie Seymour sense-of-humorshiningpersonality My husband and I were in Paris for the weekend and I hated wearing anything that was in style. I really loved '50s dresses, so we started going around Paris and hunting this stuff down. It became like this treasure hunt. From then on, I felt like a pirate every time I left Paris. Stephanie Seymour huntingweekendhusband I love all of these new products that are coming out, things like headphones with cute, catchy names. There is also so much going on with the marketing of fashion. And then, I still love the classic stuff, like great dresses and wonderful photography. Stephanie Seymour fashionphotographycute I did everything young. I was always in a hurry to do everything. I had kids young and I worked young and I didn't have time to go back to school because I wasn't willing to give up anything that I had. Stephanie Seymour giving-upkidsschool I educated myself, and it made me feel good. I went to museums. I read books. I did all the things, pretty much, that you would do in school. I would never want my kids to leave school, though, I'm really for education. Stephanie Seymour kidsbookschool If you want to be a model, then you should probably become an actor. That's the only way to get hired to do the great advertising campaigns that are really interesting or the magazine covers, and it's hard to build a name for yourself as a model without those things. Stephanie Seymour campaignsnamesinteresting Probably the most important piece of advice that I've ever gotten is to develop your mind. I left school very young and I always regretted it. Stephanie Seymour mindadviceschool It makes me happy when my sons come home and tell me, 'We bumped into Donatella and she says hi.' Stephanie Seymour make-me-happyhomeson When I have a cocktail, I love a vodka and cranberry. But when I was a kid my mother was really against drinking, because it was so bad for your skin. She'd say, "Stephanie, it's much better to wash your face with vodka." Stephanie Seymour motherdrinkingkids The art isn't there to be purchased - it's there to be enjoyed. Stephanie Seymour art-isart I always hang up my own dresses. It is a good lesson in appreciation and in always remembering that you're part of a team, not outside of the team, but with the team and on the team. Stephanie Seymour teamdressesappreciation I love living with animals. And my children love animals. I love walking around and being with the horses. But the deer? They're naughty. Stephanie Seymour horseanimalchildren Grooming is 10 times more important than makeup. I use a hair gloss with a teeny bit of color in it that makes my hair very shiny. Stephanie Seymour makeupcolorimportanthair I prefer my body after I've had kids to before. I like a womanly, shapely figure. I'm more secure as a woman. I know who I am. Stephanie Seymour womani-amknowbody I always wanted to be a mommy. Stephanie Seymour mommyalwayswanted I wanted to be Brooke Shields, and my mother was an aspiring photographer, so I was, of course, the only one who would sit still long enough for her to get things in focus, and I loved doing that. Stephanie Seymour lovedfocusmotherlong I decide what character I am. I allow myself to become another person. Because if I'm just Stephanie, I'm not comfortable. When I have to jump and do all these things, I feel so silly, but if you become someone else, it's okay. Stephanie Seymour i-ammyselfyoucharacter
